R help - Sep 2008 - Trend graph

Dear R Gurus,

I have a problem related to plot.
For example, I have two variables, pre and post.

pre <- c(1,2,3,4,5)
post <- c(2,5,7,2,3)

How can I plot a line graph similar to this one?

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1847566&rendertype=figure&id=F1

Would you please provide me a keyword so that I can search. I don't
know what is the name of this type of graph.

Regards,
H

-- 
CH Chan
Research Assistant - KWH
http://www.macgrass.com

C.H. wrote:
> Dear R Gurus,
>
> I have a problem related to plot.
> For example, I have two variables, pre and post.
>
> pre <- c(1,2,3,4,5)
> post <- c(2,5,7,2,3)
>
> How can I plot a line graph similar to this one?
>
>
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1847566&rendertype=figure&id=F1
>
> Would you please provide me a keyword so that I can search. I don't
> know what is the name of this type of graph.
>
>   
Hi Chainsaw (both my wife and I like chainsaws),

I would use lines - I don't know of any specific function that will do this.

pp.mat<-cbind(pre,post)
plot(1:2,c(1,7),type="n",xaxt="n")
axis(1,at=1:2)
apply(pp.mat,1,lines)

Jim

Try this:

pre <- c(1,2,3,4,5)
post <- c(2,5,7,2,3)

plot( 1:2, range(pre,post), type='n', xlab='', ylab='CRP
(mg/dl)', xaxt='n')
segments(1,pre,2,post)
axis(1, at=1:2, labels=c('Pre','Post'))

### or one way to label the lines

par(mar=c(5,4,4,4)+0.1)

plot( 1:2, range(pre,post), type='n', xlab='', ylab='CRP
(mg/dl)', xaxt='n')
segments(1,pre,2,post)
axis(1, at=1:2, labels=c('Pre','Post'))

tmp.y <- TeachingDemos::spread.labs(post, strheight('1'),
 min=min(post), max=max(post))

mtext( 1:5, side=4, at=tmp.y, line=2, las=1 )


hope this helps,

--
Gregory (Greg) L. Snow Ph.D.
Statistical Data Center
Intermountain Healthcare
greg.snow at imail.org
801.408.8111
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> project.org] On Behalf Of C.H.
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> Subject: [R] Trend graph
>
> Dear R Gurus,
>
> I have a problem related to plot.
> For example, I have two variables, pre and post.
>
> pre <- c(1,2,3,4,5)
> post <- c(2,5,7,2,3)
>
> How can I plot a line graph similar to this one?
>
> http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1847566&rende
> rtype=figure&id=F1
>
> Would you please provide me a keyword so that I can search. I don't
> know what is the name of this type of graph.
>
> Regards,
> H
>
> --
> CH Chan
> Research Assistant - KWH
> http://www.macgrass.com
>
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